| | Weather Man DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Comedies Movies, Fathers And Sons Videos, Divorce | | Starring | Michael Caine, Nicolas Cage, Hope Davis, Gil Bellows, Michael Rispoli, James Levine, Nicholas Hoult | | Director | Gore Verbinski | | Composer | Hans Zimmer | | Executive Producer | Jason Blumenthal | | Producer | Steve Tisch, Todd Black | | Screenwriter | Steve Conrad |
This offbeat comedy follows the roller coaster life of popular Chicago weatherman Dave Spritz as he takes his shot at making it to the big time: a national morning TV show; if only he could figure out his personal life. Stars Nicolas Cage. Special DVD features include making-of, trailer. Nicholas Cage stars in this dramatic comedy from director Gore Verbinski (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL), once again playing a handsome bachelor in a post mid-life crisis (ADAPTATION, THE FAMILY MAN, MATCHSTICK MEN). The son of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Spritz (Michael Caine), David Spritz (Cage) is a successful Chicago weatherman who for reasons beyond his understanding, frequently gets fast-food thrown at him on the street. Could the reason for this be that David's job, though lucrative, requires little exertion, allowing him to occupy what even he admits is a relatively easy existence? Living in the shadow of his father's greatness, and in the wake of a recent marital separation, David messily struggles to impress his father, reconnect to his estranged wife (Hope Davis), and save his troubled kids (Gemmenne de la Peña, Nicholas Hoult), all while trying to land a coveted job in New York. David's efforts to reach and protect his kids feel realistic in that they are heartfelt, but not always successful. Likewise, David's marriage contains tangible flaws that reveal themselves in interesting ways.
THE WEATHER MAN contains just as much sadness as it does comedy, and does a good job of finding one in the other. Some of the film's most heartbreaking scenes are also the funniest, the best example of this being when David learns that his daughter is being called "Camel-toe" at school. Each time Cage's clueless and vulnerable David gets hit with a burrito, milk shake, or McDonald's apple pie, we genuinely feel for the guy. Through increasingly insightful voiceovers, viewers are taken on David's journey from the lazy desire for things to be easy to the hard realization that things never are, and as David's wise father says early on in the film: life without struggle is meaningless.
Theatrical Release: October 28, 2005 Weather Man Reviews: "Steven Conrad's script is studded with brutal, blackly comic moments..."
-- Nick Hasted, Uncut 3 stars out of 5 -- "A hangdog Nic Cage ladles out his put-upon Everyman shtick in Gore Verbinski's tasty twist on the male menopause."
-- Cassie Whittell, Total Film 4 stars out of 5 -- "[Cage] is excellent, making Dave empathetic and sometimes just downright pathetic, but never losing the audience's sympathy."
-- Chris Prince, Ultimate DVD Weather Man | List Price | $12.99 (You save $4.44) | | Studio | Paramount Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2005 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  21844  | | CD Universe Part number | 7014682 | | Catalog number | 343654 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 21, 2006 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | Language, Sexuality | | Running Time | 101 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Widescreen |
Weather Man DVD Region 1
Keep Case - Sensormatic
Full Frame -
1.33
Widescreen -
1.78
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 Surrond - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - French
Subtitles - English, French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Featurette:
1. EXTENDED OUTLOOK: THE SCRIPT
2. FORECAST: BECOMING A WEATHERMAN
3. ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE: THE STYLE AND PALETTE
4. RELATIVE HUMIDITY: THE CHARACTERS
5. TRADE WINDS: THE COLLABORATION
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